This week, Escape Outside goes to Newfound Woodworks, a company that sells kits to make canoes, kayaks and rowboats.

This week, Escape Outside goes to Newfound Woodworks, a company that sells kits to make canoes, kayaks and rowboats.

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Updated: 6:13 PM EDT Sep 4, 2014

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WEBVTT BOTH WERE RESCUED SAFELY. SEALS ARE A COMMON FOOD FOR GREAT WHITES. SOME OF THE MOST CHARMING METHODS OF TRAVELING NEW HAMPSHIRE WATERWAYS CAN BE PUT TOGETHER IN YOUR OWN HOME, THANKS TO A COMPANY IN BRISTOL. PAULA TRACEY VISITED NEW FOUND WOODWORKS THIS WEEK TO LEARN MORE. THE BRISTOL BUSINESS SELLS KITS TO BUILD YOUR OWN CANOES, DIE YAKS AND ROW BOATS. IT'S BEEN PROVIDING KITS TO BUILD THESE WORKS OF ART FOR 30 YEARS. MICHAEL WHO OWNS THE COMPANY SAYS BUILDING THESE CRAFTS IS A LABOR OF LOVE WHICH CAN BECOME ADDICTIVE. MANY KITS ARE GONE TO PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS WHO COME BACK TO BUILD THEIR 6TH, 7TH OR EVEN 8TH CANOE OR KAYAK. THE KITS RANGE IN PRICE FROM 1500 TO $3500 AND TAKE ON AMP ABOUT 250 HOURS TO BUILD. HE SAYS YOU DON'T NEED A FANCY WOOD SHOP IN YOUR HOUSE, JUST BASIC HAND TOOLS. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WE TALKED ABOUT LEARNING THE PADDLE BOARD, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD 28 DESIGNS TO CHOOSE FROM, IT DOESN'T HAVE ONE YET FOR A STANDUP PADDLE BOARD. BUT MY FRIEND BENJAMIN RECENTLY DESIGNED HIS OWN WITH THE HELP OF THOSE GUYS AND HIS FATHER CHRIS. AND HE LAUNCHED THE PADDLE BOARD A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT TOOK THEM ABOUT 200 HOURS TO BUILD THE 12-FOOT CRAFT, WHICH WEIGHS ONLY 38 POUNDS. IT TRACKS WELL IN THE WATER AND IS JUST A THING OF BEAUTY. IT REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL. THOSE LOOK SO NICE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAULA. YOU CAN FINE THE DETAILS ON WMUR.COM, JUST HEAD TO THE ESCAPE OUTSIDE SECTION. ALSO THIS WEEK WE'LL HAVE A STORY ON THE 25TH ANNUAL HAMPTON BEACH SEAFOOD FESTIVAL. OVER 150,000 TO ATTEND AND EAT

Escape Outside: Build your own watercraft

This week, Escape Outside goes to Newfound Woodworks, a company that sells kits to make canoes, kayaks and rowboats.